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| Inaugural Meeting at Nhill (Victoria) to form Superules | ||
| 27th Sept 1980 | Wimmera versus Melbourne Superules curtain raiser at the Ballarat Grand Final. Best Crowd of seven seasons. | |
| Wimmera played Ballarat in the first programmed game in Victoria. | ||
| Canberra versus Victoria - the first representative Superules match. | ||
| Melbourne versus Victoria Country - curtain raiser to VFA preliminary final. | ||
| Victoria team travelled to Darwin to play Northern Territory and lost | ||
| Inaugural Fixtures played in Perth | ||
| A Western Victoria team lost to Adelaide at West Torrens | ||
| North East Victoria played Darwin at Darwin | ||
| Melbourne played Canberra at Lavington | ||
| Exhibition match at Launceston to launch Superules in Tasmania | ||
| Combined Melbourne versus South West Victoria at Hamilton | ||
| Interstate match:South Australia versus Victoria at Nhill | ||
| Appointment of a National Administrator | ||
| Appointment of inaugural Committee in Western Australia with fixtures for 1983 season with four teams; Northern Districts, Victoria Park, Fremantle & Swanbourne. | ||
| Start of Superules first organised competition. Fourteen teams in Western & Central Victoria. | ||
| Two oldest teams ever to play Australian Football average age 47 years, at Warracknabeal. A.C.T. versus Western Victoria at Warracknabeal. | ||
| Western Victoria combined team played Alice Springs in their first game | ||
| Superules first meeting at Morningside F.C Brisbane, Queensland | ||
| Inaugural National Carnival | ||
| Sports Exacto Superules Carnival at Camberwell Football Ground, Melbourne | ||
| Ansett Airlines sponsorship for 3 years - National directors now attend meetings of the main national body. | ||
| Second National Carnival, Darwin, NT | ||
| Cascade National Carnival, Hobart, Tasmania | ||
| Fourth National Carnival, Perth, WA - First International match Tasmania versus Singapore. The 1986 Carnival was the first carnival with all State and Territories represented. | ||
| Fifth National Carnival, Brisbane, Queensland. - Masterules introduced for players 40 years and over. | ||
| Sixth National Carnival, Adelaide, SA. - First Masterules competition | ||
| Seventh National Carnival, Canberra, ACT. - Introduction of two divisions for Superules Competition WA & NT unable to participate due to airline strike. | ||
| Eighth National Carnival, Melbourne, Victoria. - Masterules saw 8 teams complete for the first time. Superules continued with 2 divisions and saw for the first time teams that are to be promoted and relegated. | ||
| Ninth National Carnival, Darwin, Opening Marrara Sporting Complex. All Australian Team played in the 25th Umpires Pre-season Lighting Carnival. | ||
| 10th National Carnival, Labrador FC Queensland Gold Coast. Introduction of Seniorules for players 45 years and over. | ||
| WA versus Victoria Official Opening Australian Masters Games Fremantle. | ||
| 11th National Championship, Hobart, Tasmania | ||
| 12th National Championship, Perth, Western Australia. WA, Qld, SA and NSW provided Seniorules teams as the Championships continue to grow. | ||
| Bruce Arlow stood down after serving as President since 1988 | ||
| 13th National Championships, Sydney, New South Wales | ||
| 14th National Championships, Adelaide, South Australia | ||
| National Insurance Scheme introduced for players and administrators | ||
| 15th National Championships, Kardinia Park, Geelong, Victoria. First time Carnival played on AFL ground. Record number of 28 teams across three age divisions plus first ever over 50's match. | ||
| 16th National Championships, Duntroon RMC, Canberra, ACT | ||
| 17th National Championships, Darwin, Northern Territory | ||
| 18th National Championships, Hobart, Tasmania | ||
| -- MAF -- | ||
| All States adopt the new name and logo of Masters Australian Football | ||
| 19th National Championships, Gold Coast, Queensland | ||
| John Morrison resigns after providing 7 years as MAF Executive Officer, Neil King takes over the reigns. | ||
| 20th National Championships, Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| A team of 30 players went to Ireland to represent MAF in the 1st Irish tour Games played in Dublin & Galway | ||
| 21st National Carnival held in Perth at the McGilvray complex | ||
| The 2004 National carnival awarded to AFL Cairns | ||
| Dublin Masters visit and play combined MAF side in Melbourne | ||
| 22nd National Carnival played in Cairns, QLD | ||
| Australian Team Tours Ireland | ||
| 23rd National Carnival played in Adelaide, SA | ||
| 24th National Carnival played in Maroochydore, QLD | ||
| Australian Team Tours Ireland | ||
| 25th National Carnival played in Sydney, NSW | ||
| 26th National Carnival played in Darwin, NT | ||
| -- AFL Masters -- | ||
| 27th National Carnival played in Cairns, Qld | ||
| 28th National Carnival Canberra, ACT | ||